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A survey of evolutionary policy: normative and positive dimensions

Journal of bioeconomics, 2013-10, Vol.15 (3), p.281-303 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 ;ISSN: 1387-6996 ;EISSN: 1573-6989 ;DOI: 10.1007/s10818-013-9151-y

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Title:
A survey of evolutionary policy: normative and positive dimensions
Author: van den Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. ; Kallis, Giorgos
Subjects: Behavioral Sciences ; Economic crisis ; Economic theory ; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods ; Economics ; Economics and Finance ; Environmental Economics ; Environmental impact ; Evolution & development ; Law and Economics ; Multiculturalism & pluralism ; Policy making ; Political Science ; Politics ; Public policy ; Studies
Is Part Of: Journal of bioeconomics, 2013-10, Vol.15 (3), p.281-303
Description: We explore public policy from the perspective of evolutionary analysis. Potential entry points for developing a normative evolutionary policy theory are examined, which involves a critical examination of the related idea of “evolutionary progress”. The meaning of evolutionary policy is next studied from two different, normative and positive angles: namely, policy design informed by evolutionary thinking; and policy-making and politics as an evolutionary process. Several examples are provided to discuss the value of evolutionary thinking for policy, including in the context of the current economic crisis. Next, evolutionary policy is compared with policy advice coming from two dominant schools of policy analysis, namely neoclassical economics and public choice theory. We conclude that evolutionary thinking offers a distinct and useful perspective on public policy change and design. Nevertheless, there is a need for more synthesis and coherence among different studies as well as for policy experiments and in-depth empirical studies.
Publisher: Boston: Springer US
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1387-6996
EISSN: 1573-6989
DOI: 10.1007/s10818-013-9151-y
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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A survey of evolutionary policy: normative and positive dimensions

Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 ;ISSN: 1387-6996 ;EISSN: 1573-6989 ;DOI: 10.1007/s10818-013-9151-y

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